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Allan Raymond JACKSON

Regimental number1674
Place of birthWagga Wagga, New South Wales
SchoolChritian Brthers School, Wagga Wagga, New South Wales
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationFurniture porter
AddressThorne Street, Wagga Wagga, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation26
Next of kinFather, Alfred Andrew Jackson, Thorne Street, Wagga Wagga, New South Wales
Enlistment date1 December 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name55th Battalion, 2nd Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/72/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A40 Ceramic on 14 April 1916
Regimental number from Nominal RollCommissioned
Rank from Nominal Roll2nd Lieutenant
Unit from Nominal Roll55th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 30 September 1918
Place of death or woundingBullecourt, France
Age at death29
Age at death from cemetery records28
Place of burialRoisel Communal Cemetery Extension (Plot II, Row H, Grave No. 17), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
161
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Alfred Andrew and Evelyn JACKSON, Thorne Street, Wagga Wagga, New South Wales
Family/military connectionsBrother, Leslie JACKSON
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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